Andreas Tostmann

Andreas is the CEO of Lynius GmbH, based in Münich Germany.  He has more than 30 years executive experience in a wide variety of industries, including car and truck manufacturing, aerospace, maritime sector, IT and mechanical engineering. Andreas was appointed the Managing Director of Volkswagen of South Africa in January 2004 and was awarded an Honorary doctorate by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University for the work he undertook, whilst leading Volkswagen of South Africa, in promoting economic development, driving industry co-operation and collaboration on an international level and furthering education for engineering students. Andreas was a member of the Volkswagen Executive Board for Production and CEO of MAN Truck and Bus. He previously was a Board member of Sinotruk (Hong Kong), Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH, MAN Truck & Bus Deutschland GmbH, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH and VDA Vorstandskreis Nutzfahrzeuge.